Is Tecno Phones Taking Over Mobile Phone Market In Nigeria?

The latest release of Tecno phones (Tecno N3, Tecno P3, Tecno D5, Tecno N7 and lately Tecno Phantom A1 or popularly known as Tecno F7) into the mobile phone market in Nigeria has seen more users acquire and use Tecno phones. Few years ago people wouldn’t bother about Tecno phones but the latest additions have redefined the general ideas people had for Tecno phones.

Tecno may soon dethrone all other phone makers in Nigeria as more and more people are now going after Tecno smartphones. Samsung took over from Nokia as the largest selling phones in Nigeria, a position which is now threatened by Tecno. The newly released Tecno phones have attracted a vast majority of mobile phone users who finds Tecno products cheap and affordable, and the best part is that its specifications are similar to the Samsung Galaxy series. Another factor may be because these Tecno phones are running on Android OS platform.

For some months now, Tecno N3 and N7 phones have been considered the top selling smartphones in Nigeria a feat achieved by the high quality and specification of the smartphones. Tecno will be remembered as the smartphone brand that transformed Nigeria into a smartphone market. Let me briefly introduce you to some of the newly released Tecno smartphones that are making waves in Nigerian phone markets.

Tecno Phones, Specs and Prices in Nigeria:

Tecno Phones

Tecno N3

Tecno P3

Tecno D5

Tecno N7

Tecno F7

Memory

512MB + 256MB, MicroSD up to 8G

512MB + MicroSD, up to 32 GB

512MB ROM expandable to 32Gb

4GB of Internal StoragemicroSD up to 32GB

4GB of Internal StoragemicroSD up to 32GB

Android version

Android 2.3.5

Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Android 4.1.1 JellyBean operating system

Camera

3.0MP camera

Back 3.0MP and Front Camera

3.0MP with flash, front camera

5MP autofocus camera with LED flashVGA front-facing camera

8.0 MP Back camera with LED flash and 1.3MP front-facing camera

Processor

800mhz

800 MHz dual-core CPU

1.0GHz Dual-core

1.2GHz Dual-core Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S4 Processor

1.0 GHz dual-core CPU

RAM

512MB

512 MB

512MB

512MB

1GB

Dimensions

115*62*11.7mm

115.8 x 62x 11.7 mm

126*65*10.4mm

131×68.2×11.3mm

143.5 x 70.8 x 9.1mm

Network

2G & 3G (HSDPA+)

2G and 3G

2G/GSM

GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA 900/2100MhzHSPA+ 21Mbps

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 19003G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100

Display

3.5″ Capacitive Touch Screen

3.5″ TFT capacitive touchscreen

4.0″ Capacitive LCD touchscreen with 256,000 colors

5.0″ WVGA (800×480) IPS capacitive display

5.0” HD touch screen

Resolution

320*480(HVGA)

320*480 (HVGA)

480*800 (WVGA)

480*800 (WVGA)

720*1280
(WVGA)

Connectivity

Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, USB, 3.5 Ear Jack

GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 support

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot, GPS Bluetooth 3.0microUSB 2.0

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WIFI hotspot, Bluetooth 3.0, MicroUSB v2.0

Battery capacity

1400mAh

1400 mAh Li-Ion battery

Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery

2300 mAh Battery Capacity

2100 mAh Li-Ion battery

Sensor

G-Sensor3G Android Smartphone

Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass

Sensors G-sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor

G-sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor

Price

NGN13,000

NGN15,000

NGN16,000

NGN30000

NGN35,000

Apart from the fact that Tecno phone are dual SIM phones, cheap and affordable their specifications are awesome as well. You can play HD games, listen to radios, and use several social media apps like Whatsapp, Skype, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube etc. The surfing experience is just way beyond most people’s expectations.

Tecno phones are now compared to other good Android smartphones in the market. You can’t believe the benchmark scores of some of these phones. Tecno indeed took their time to discover and build phones that Nigerians will love to use and running on Android OS, I will say Tecno phones have come to stay.

Let the competition continue to grow and we will see prizes slashed and before the end of this year I predict that more and more people will be using Tecno phones. If you have any question or contributions, please use the comment form below. Remember to subscribe to my RSS feed.

Comments

The competition is very strong. IF techno could add some new hardware designs to their phones, i believe they will edge samsung out of the market. They can introduce better display like Apple or extra features to make their phones stand out! this would be a good market strategy to draw customers. Consumers want the best and can pay any price for a good product!

While N3 came with 140MB after pre-installed apps, the latter came with 109MB. If this is the case generally, it means we are being riped-off of our money because what they advertise and offer for sale is not what we get after purchase.

Well while i may not be particularly interested with any other model than the N7 and F7 i have never considered the available spaces for the other models since i already know they do not meet the memory requirements for any phone i will want to use.

Hello Nwosu,
Your specs are so true bro. I am using the P3, N7 and i am loving both phones but it seem both phones can’t be rooted. i have tried all trick in the book but all seem abortive. Nice article and God bless. :)

Great post. I believe that their sales will skyrocket as soon as Blackberry releases BBM on android. A lot of people are tired of BB and Techno being an android is the most affordable giving you value for money. I am considering the F7 too.

I cant wait to get the F7 myself, just haven’t found it in shops around me, Tecno phones are even going to grow more popular in the coming months and i hope they introduce even better models. Thanks for your comment.